Sunday, October 25, 2009
Birmingham
From 27 September until to the 1 Oct.. i was in Birmingham. Visit my ACCA friends who are taking their masters in Birmingham City University (BCU). 2nd Oct was my flight back to Malaysia. so just able to hang around in Birmingham for less than 5 days. But it is fun though. Get to meet friends again. Haha.
I have been traveling around alone. Whilst others are still traveling across Europe. Loitering around Birmingham.. went to city centre. Bought a wallet there.. cost me 25 pounds. Nevermind lo.. my wallet koyak until dont know what to say de. Time to change. xD
Met many new friends here.. my network spread from knowing Bryan, Wei Ern and Wei Jian. Without them here.. i dont think i am able to "land" in Birmingham and meet new friends. Met new friends such as Ju ri, Hui Ley and Vincent. Went to many places such as The Pavillion, Bull Ring, Aston Villa and Aston Park.
Juri, Huy Ley, Lyman, Bryan and me. =)
Walking around city centre.. Water Bus Stop.
Mailbox. Its a shopping complex.. not post office. =P
Little duck duck. xD
Behind me.. The Mailbox complex.
Birmingham Museum.
Cathay Street.
Malaysian Delight. Surely expensive food there. Lol.
Birmingham Chinatown.
Chicken Rice.
Roast Pork.
Wow.. Red Bull. xD me at Bull Ring.
Birmingham Pavilions.
Beautiful plants.
BCU's hostel accommodation.
At Aston Park playground. x)
So quiet wan the castle.. o.O
A person with no head. Lol.
Ultraman post. xD
me and Bryan.
makan kebab lu~ Lol.
Chicken meal.
Fish n Chips.
Friday, October 16, 2009
London (19 Sept - 26 Sept)After exam, not even two days, everyone has to check-out. Haihz. So rush. We don't even have our own time to hang around. After Scotland trip, everything was so rush. Corporate Finance assignment, presentations, reflective writing, and exams etc. On the 17th Sept we finish our exam, while most of Charlotte Court resident left on that day itself during the night, heading for Europe trip. Next day, another batch left.
Only people like me are left alone. Lol. Cause I didn't follow them go to Europe trip. I rather travel around UK myself since there are still many interesting places in UK that we have not visited yet. On the 19th Sept i check-out alone and head to London city myself.
London.. ok la. So many people there.. hot too (probably due to air pollution). Visited the National Gallery, China Town and many more. Cost of living is generally higher compared with Sheffield. Normal la. Lol.
Lion behind me. Lol.
Outside National Gallery
Chest set.
Directory signboard.
London Chinatown.
Expensive le the food here. But still so many people.
Frogs. x)
Ripley's Believe it or not.
Underground train station.
After walking out from Chinatown.
Behind me.. Big Ben and Westminster.
Duck duck with me. xD
Big tiny elephant. Lol.
London Eye.
Boycott'ing campaign. Lol.
Westminster Abbey
St Margaret's Church
At Queen's Palace.
Buckingham Palace.
At Crystal Palace Park.
The head so big. o.O
After this balik lo.. go to Birmingham xD
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Scotland Trip 22-27th August
First day we went to Scotland, we stop at Edinburg City. Have many attractions and things to buy. I bought whisky for parents. Visited the museum etc. Many people at the streets. After exploring Edinburg, we went to the Falfirk Whell and Lowland Canals. It is built to transfer boats to other side of the river. After a tiring day, we went to Inverness for our one night stay in a hotel.
The next day we went to Nevis Range. Exploring the wonderful scenery above the hills. We even saw rainbow below us. So windy and cold. The strong is able to blow us away. Luckily still fine. Lol. Night time we went to back to Inverness. Have a drink and listen to Scottish musics. Not bad though. Next day, we went to John O Groat. Many dungs on the ground! but fun. Lol. Many cows, sheeps and highlanders.
Thirdly we went to the Loch Ness. The giant monster? Nessie? Legend in Scotland? Lol. Such big lake guess it can accommodate such monster. But until now scientist didn't able to look for it. Probably it is a fake one. Not sure. After that, we went to Ben Nevis for a factory visit. Quite a big factory. Before that.. we went for a brief intro of the factory history in a short clips. Then we have a test of their whisky. Very pedas. @@
Going back to Sheffield. Before that we bought many things back home. Eg whisky and biscuits. Went to North England.. many ducks here. x) Once reach home so tired. But manage to regain back my sleep quick hence able to do assignment. Lol.
First pic taken after coming down from the bus.
Defense
standing on top.
Fei Fan, Ricky and me.
Clock?
The Queen's Gallery. Things inside so expensive.
Going to school. Lol.
The People's Story.
Candy sold in Scotland.
Busy city
Father of Economist, Adam Smith.
Real or fake?
Scotland flag.
A person without his head.
Museum. From left: Ricky, Yen Yein and me.
Unique isnt it?
Able to turn 360'.
On the way to Nevis Range. Taken in the bus.
Nevis Range.
me below Nevis Range's hills.
Everyone above the hills. Lol. So cold and windy.
Kyra, me, and Yen Hung.
me and Shu Yi
o.O
Urquhart Castle.
Cherries.
Castle Road. We are now at Inverness, Scotland.
Wonderful river with beautiful buildings.
The Caledonion.
Nice view at night in Inverness.
me, joey and pei zhi at a pub, listening to Scottish music.
On the way back to hotel.
Almost reaching to John O Groat. =)
Cows
Sheeps.
saw that two "sharp point"? Lol.
me and Ricky.
Highlanders.
Red colour will make it mad? nola.. Lol. nice creature.
First and Last Island in Scotland.
me in the ship. waiting to see dolphins.
Saw the dolphins?
In the bus.
Wah, saw that? Lol.
Now at Loch Ness. Souvenirs can be obtain here.
Monster exhibition.
Time to eat lunch.. fish and chips.
Huge huh?
joey, pei zhi and me at Isle of Skye.
Our bus.
So many castles here. Now at An Cailc.
Lethallt
Nice waterfall.
Dinosaur footprint are found here.
So many sheeps.
Lol. Wind so strong.
Toilet break. Stopped at one of the museums.
Area near our accommodation.
Saucy Mary's Lodge. Our hostel accommodation.
Went for a factory visit. Ben Nevis.
The GM giving his speech about the factory
Testing Ben Nevis's whisky. =P
Posting in front of Ben Nevis main board.
me and Fei Fan
Wonderful nature we have here.
Now in North England.
Come get some food here! xD
Monday, August 17, 2009
Birthdays and.. Meteors?
Month of August.. coincidently many of our birthday falls on this month. We have been celebrating our birthdays here together with many friends. *thank you*.
On the day of my birthday, writing a report for Enclosure? Wrote until 6am in the morning. Happy birthday to myself. Lol. Celebrate other friends' birthday too such as Nicholas, Chung Sin and Serene. This month is a peak month, yet we are still taking things easily. Nevermind.. once in awhile (so to say)^^
On the 12th of August we, almost all, of us in Charlotte Court went to experience meteors. I went that day.. but end up didnt get to watch cause Im a nice guy. Lol. [got friends (tammie and another two girls) going back alone.. cannot let them go back alone ma. anything happen finish]. Oh well, next day i go again. Fortunately i got to see them(meteor). I saw 4 of them. Make wish? Not now.. i will keep it. =)
My birthday card. Thanks everyone.
me at the "top" of Sheffield hills.
James, me and Kanesh at the railway.
Fellow friends celebrating birthdays.
From left: Joanne, Joey, Chung Sin, me, Kenneth and Wee Kang.
Caryn, me, James and Tammie.
Our recipes for Serene's birthday celebration.Cola-chicken = Tammie
Yogurt.. cream.. potato? = Caryn
Spaghetti = me
Another party for Serene. Lol.
From left: Manson, Hseung, Tammie, Caryn, Serene, Melissa,Yen Hung and me.
A group of us in Norfolk Park. Waiting for meteor to come.
Whole bunch of Charlotte Court resident waiting for meteor.
A group of us in Norfolk Park. Waiting for meteor to come.
Whole bunch of Charlotte Court resident waiting for meteor. (tomorrow no class?) Lol.
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
York City and Manchester City
Recently I went to two places, which is York City and Manchester City. York City is a beautiful city with historic buildings especially churhes. Visited the Manchester United Football Stadium. Nothing special.. but at least i have the experience by stepping at the football stadium. I will be coming back here again in August. Will be watching a football match(i am not a football fan).
Studies have been fine. But recently, have been losing interest. Feeling tired for anything and everything. I realise my perfomance has been declining.(no test, but i realise it myself). Practically i guess it is due to my break up incident. Which i still cannot let go. Trying hard to restructure my current position. Hopefully everything will be alright. Cause from what i observe, others seems to be more blur than me in lecture. xD (sorry if i offended anyone, just trying to saiko myself). Will be updating again in future. Next trip should be going to London.
Friends in front of York Minster.
Me at Manchester United Football Stadium.
me, Pui Chan, Kim, Hooi Boon and Fui Xin.
Trophies.
Audiences' sits.
Suping, Jie Ying, Ricky and me at York City.
York Boat river.
me together with Lee Ling, Pui Chan, Joy, Careen and Sook Rui.
Behind me, York Minster.
Beatiful views of the York Minster.
Lee Ling, Yuk Ee, Fei Fan, Joy and me.
Cliffords Tower
Jie Ying and me above the Cliffords Tower.
Guang Ming, Jie Ying, Chung Sin, Chee Ih and me.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Journey to the West
We started to fly from Malaysia on the 11 June 2009. Flew to Abu Dhabi, then to Manchester Airport. The morning we reach the airport, temperature is 5'C. Cold. The bus waiting for us. They brought us to see the country side. Took one hour drive to Sheffield. Sheffield is just one small city. Which is a nice one. But of course, will try to go other places such as Manchester City and London. Plan to go across Europe too. But see how first, cause the trip fees is doesnt seem sensible(ie not worth). Might choose to travel ownself. I will be visiting local familes here. Want to go for more trips like this. Can know the people here better. People here are friendly. Can know English culture better. After that we can also call them here in our flat, to try Malaysia food. x)
Getting used with the city centre in Sheffield. The place here is consider not big. The roads and all i can now recognised them.(but still trying to remember the names of the roads). Prices here are quite reasonable, in fact, it is very cheap. (if we earn GBP). But slightly more expensive for us who uses Ringgit Malaysia to survive here. It like we always paying Old Town Coffee prices for every meal(individual meals). Eg one bread RM6+. I guess i should be eating more Western foods such as breads and pasta. Rice here is expensive. Vegetables are consider cheap, but certain vegetables such as carrot is not. Hence, boiling soups such as ABC soup is a constraint now. Once in awhile is fine. Clothes here are reasonably cheap. I think i shall just leave my clothes here which i brought from Malaysia. And bring back all the new clothes which i will be buying in future. Summer sales coming soon. We shall wait until that time.
First day we had curry chicken plus potato, and vegetables. Second day, we only have 6 people while we wait for our friend Kanesh Babu to arrive(we fly on the 11 June, he is 13 June).
Induction program started not long ago. Just finished today. Only for two days. Tomorrow we will be starting our lectures. The Library Information Systems(IS) provided to students is superb. During my time in TAR College, I was told to do an assignment for our subject P6 MA Business Strategy. When i was constructing one PEST Analysis(ie environmental scan) for the all regions, i took for one whole day to do it(via Google search). Causes me cannot go out with my girlfriend. Haihz. Now with this IS, it makes life easier.
Induction program started not long ago. Just finished today. Only for two days. Tomorrow we will be starting our lectures. The Library Information Systems(IS) provided to students is superb. During my time in TAR College, I was told to do an assignment for our subject P6 MA Business Strategy. When i was constructing one PEST Analysis(ie environmental scan) for the all regions, i took for one whole day to do it(via Google search). Causes me cannot go out with my girlfriend. Haihz. Now with this IS, it makes life easier.
My name started with G(ie Gan), hence i am assigned into Group 1 for all classes.(we follow alphabetical letters). I have my old classmate again eg Yuk Ee. I have about 5 people who are from my course. Which is better than others whos name that falls backward. Cause they will get groups such as Group 5 and 6. They have classes on Friday. I do not have class on the Wednesday and Friday. My Thursday class is just from 9-10am lecture and 10-12pm tutorials.
Which is consider quite relaxing for me. The module I am currently enrolling is:
1) Financial Decision Making
2) Corporate Reporting
3) Corporate Finance
I shall end here. Will be updating more in future.
me, Pui Chan and Chung Sin at KLIA.
Inside Etihad Airway's aircraft.
me, Geng Qian and Tammie.
Arrival at Manchester Airport
Country side.
City Centre.
Christian church.
House for disables.
Restaurants.
Fargate Road.
My lunch. Fries burger. Cost 1.30 pounds.
Look at the sign board. Lol.
Castle House. Got some cheap stuffs here.
Trigon building.
Sheffield Hallam University building.
In lecture hall.
From left: me(ie Andy), Chee Ih, Kanesh, Hooi Boon and Pui Chan.
Inside Owen building.
My bed in Flat 18-3.
Me with my laptop. Trying to analyse the modules.
Food supplies above the shelf.
Yong Chow fried rice. Fail la..cannot fried. So we named it Yong Chow cook rice.
Curry potato specially for Kanesh. (vegetarian)
Slaugtering the chicken.
Rice. Here rice expensive cause locals rarely eat rice.
Chicken curry.
Preparing food.
Chicken porridge.
Vegetables.
Italian + Jerk Chicken.
We happy family in Flat 18 Room 1-6.
But still we need to divide our living expenses. Proper internal controls are in placed to ensure effective and efficient conduct of operations(eg buying cheap and good foods), quality of financial reporting(eg bookeeping) and compliance of laws and regulations (eg rules at home). Lol.
Our flat environment.
Location of our flats. My room faces the south. No disturbance. x)
BOTTLED 3:41 AM l 2 Bottle(s)
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Long-life Cooking. =D
Today i tried to cook Nasi Lemak. Rice is fine, but sambal fail la. Sigh. A bit sour than usual.. didnt put enough water plus sugar and salt. It tasted sour due to tamarind juice inside. But afterall still ok la. =D
Rice: 1 cup of rice, grated coconut, screwpine leave(pandan), "ginger and shallots"(optional)
Sambal: tamarind juice, ikan bilis, shallots, garlic, bombay onion, prawn paste(optional)
Nasi Lemak Ayam
BOTTLED 4:01 PM l 1 Bottle(s)
13 March 2009 DAC21 gathering
We have a gathering at Pavilion KL for DAC21. We are classmates when we were in 2005. Still keeping in touch. =D Dont know when will be gathering next year. Alex will handle the job. Haha.
DAC21. Not all are here though. Lol.
Dinner at Dragon-i
